Lucifer stood calmly as the heroes scrambled to their feet.Luke yelled:"Surround him! Attack at the same time — he can't dodge all of us!"Lucifer stared at Luke."Their blood will be on your head."Then Lucifer vanished. Like smoke blown away by wind.Everyone froze."Where'd he go?" "Stay alert!" Ice shouted. "He can appear any second!"Lucifer reappeared behind Elijah kicked the back of his knee, dropping him."You're a dangerous one. I can't afford to keep you alive." Lucifer grabbed Elijah's head with both hands CRACK. Elijah's neck snapped.His body hit the ground, lifeless."No!" Ice screamed, charging but Lucifer vanished again."Damn it, you coward!"The broadcast announcer shouted:"OH! We have our first fatality Elijah has been eliminated, folks!"Kwame screamed, trying to stand but his injuries kept him down.Tyrese, still unconscious, shed a tear for the leader they'd known their whole lives. Lucifer reappeared behind Thomas trying to repeat the kill.But Thomas reacted instantly catching Lucifer's hands mid‑strike."You're not going anywhere now!"Light rushed in."Good job, Thomas hold him still!"All the heroes charged.Lucifer kicked up a cloud of dust into Light's face then roundhouse‑kicked Light in the jaw, dropping him.Thomas still held Lucifer's arms but Lucifer leaned forward and bit Thomas's neck, ripping flesh out.Thomas screamed, releasing him.Lucifer vanished again.Thomas clutched his neck, blood pouring through his fingers.Blaze yelled:"Damn it show yourself!"Lucifer appeared."Your wish is my command."He appeared right in front of Blaze struck a nerve point in Blaze's torso, paralyzing him then elbowed Blaze in the chest so hard Blaze rolled across the dirt, gasping like his lungs were on fire.Lucifer vanished again.Water swung too late Lucifer was gone.
Light, on one knee, remembered something from childhood a technique Lucifer once tried to teach him.He shouted "LISTEN UP! Lucifer can only move 12 feet in the air before he has to show himself! Spread out!" Fire grinned."Finally something useful!" All heroes spread more than 12 feet apart.Lucifer appeared several feet away from Light."A shame my own son betrays me."Light spat blood."You ashamed of me? What else is new."Light charged with killing intent."You won't leave here alive, father!"Lucifer uppercut Light in the gut saliva flew Light's eyes rolled back."If only you were the son I wanted."Light collapsed, clutching his stomach.
Ice attacked left, right, left Lucifer dodged, staring Ice in the eyes.Ice didn't falter.He stepped back threw a dagger it hit Lucifer's shoulder.Lucifer froze, shocked."Ice… you still have tricks."Ice smirked."I got more than that."He swung with full power.Fire and Water rushed from behind blades flying in a fury.Blaze appeared from Lucifer's blind spot kicked him hard, knocking Lucifer off balance.Luke charged Lucifer was busy dodging Blaze, Water, and Fire but saw Luke coming. Lucifer kneed Luke under the jaw dropping him instantly.Lucifer timed it perfectly kicked Water in the chest, sending him flying.Fire swung Lucifer caught Fire's blade mid‑air."Is THIS what humanity has?!"Lucifer kicked Fire's ribs once twice a third time CRACK.
Fire collapsed.Blaze charged again.Lucifer smirked."Haven't you learned?"Blaze leapt high swords raised.Lucifer prepared to dodge But Luke grabbed Lucifer's leg from the ground, holding him with all his weight.Lucifer looked down Luke smiled through blood."This is where you die, king."Lucifer's eyes widened."These mortals won't kill me that easy!"Lucifer's arm transformed into an obsidian blade, blocking Blaze's double‑sword strike.Blaze and Luke were stunned.Lucifer's other arm transformed too another obsidian blade and he swung at Blaze's stomach.Blaze barely retreated in time.Luke still held Lucifer's leg."How…?" Luke gasped.Lucifer looked at him eyes red like a serpent and swung the blade downward Thomas grabbed Luke and swooped him away, rolling across the dirt.Luke gasped:"He just turned his arms into swords…"Thomas stood, bleeding from the neck."I saw it. We need a clean shot."The heroes took positions.Luke stood shakily. "Thomas… if he can do that… what else can he do?"Thomas never took his eyes off Lucifer."I don't know.But we have to find a way…